Past Exhibitions: Year 2015

Curated by Professor Lynda Nead, this major exhibition explored the myth and reality of the ‘fallen woman’ in Victorian Britain through artworks and archival documents

26 writers were paired with 26 objects for a special display exploring the Foundling Hospital story

This exhibition investigated the rich tradition of decorative plasterwork, from the Rococo splendour of the Foundling Hospital Court Room, to the contemporary designs of master craftsman Geoffrey Preston

This exhibition revealed how babies and children inspired modernist sculptor Jacob Epstein, and explores his unconventional family life in Bloomsbury.

This exhibition told the story of an eminent Georgian physician and patron of the arts, Dr. Richard Mead, who pioneered innoculation and helped create the Foundling Hospital